The Tower of London is on the north bank of the Thames River. According to the history, King Edward of England had promised to give the throne to William, the Duke of Normandy. But at last he gave the throne to Harold Godwinson, his English brother in law.
William was quite angry about his not being the king. He sent his army to fight against England and on October 14, 1066, the Duke's Norman soldiers won, and later. William became the king. At the beginning, the new king thought the people of London did not obey rules. And the new king felt that he needed to protect himself and keep the wild people of London in line o he built the Tower of London soon.
The tower was a changing project for the kings of England. King after king built upon the tower adding walls and smaller towers around it. Around the year 1240 King Henry II made the Tower of London his home. He whitewashed the tower, widened the e grounds to include a church g and added a great hall and other buildings. The Normans called the tower "La Tour blanche（ White Tower）.
As time went by le addition of other smaller towers, extra buildings walls and walkways, became the example of castles, fortresses（堡垒）,prisons, palaces and finally museums that we enjoy today.
5. The underlined word "throne" probably means _______.
A. the position of being a king
B. the position of being a soldier
C. the right to make rules
D. the right to lead the army
6. The Tower of London has a history of about _______.
A. 600 years
B. 700 years
C. 800 years
D. 1000 years
7. Why did William fight against England according to the passage？
A. King Edward didn’t keep his promise
B. William hated the people of London
C. King Edward died in England
D. William had the strongest army.
8. Who built the Tower of London first？
A. King Edward
B. William
C. Harold Godwinson.
D. King Henry Ⅲ.
9. What can we infer from the passage about the Tower of London？
A. It has been made bigger over the centuries
B. It is the biggest prison in the world
C. It is the tallest building in the world
D. It is in the north of London.

5.A  解析:根据画线词前后的描述可推断,King Edward承诺过要把"王位"传给 William throne的含义是"王位",故答案为A.
6.D  解析:根据第二段中的" on October 14,1066以及"So he built the Tower of London soon"可知,伦敦塔有大约100年的历史了.故答案为D.
7.A  解析:根据第一段内容以及第二段中的" William was quite angry about his not being the king. He sent his army to fight against England"可知, William派兵攻打英格兰是因为King Edward没有信守诺言.故答案为A
8.B  解析:通读第二段内容可知答案为B
9.A  解析:根据第三段的描述可推断,伦敦塔一直在扩建.故答案为A.
10.B  解析:由 Living habits中的" The elephant likes the deep part and the coolest places of the forest"可知选B.